Major Cathedral
Building was started on the cathedral in 1852 by the architect, Espérandieu, in a Romanesque Byzantine style, particularly fashionable at the time.
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Les Goudes
This completely different, highly authentic fishing port seems to be in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by small creeks, ideal for diving and swimming. It is a popular place with people from Marseille in the summertime.
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Accoules Bell-Tower
The only remains of one of Marseille's oldest churches which stands at the entrance to the Panier quarter.
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Palais Longchamp
This imposing edifice was built by the Nîmes architect, Henri Espérandieu, from 1862 to 1869. In the centre is the water tower with fountains; it is linked by colonnades to the Fine Arts museum on the left and the Natural History museum on the right.
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